Been saving for what feels like forever now. Earlier this week sent the ~70% deposit for my first custom build. Pete priced me competitively, I liked his style and selectiveness in his builds. I also really liked just his basic clean color package. AMPED to have a WC Custom build on its way. This is my layout that I solely came up with. I thought staggering the cat-walks would be a in between for big open floor space (I tend to haul ass loads/mounds of gear) but still get some of the off season benefits that cat-walks offer. Staggering the gunnel rails with the cat-walks- I thought well why wouldn't I just go ahead and run them end to end..? I personally think gunnel rails end to end will become a obstacle getting in and out of the boat (especially in waders). Also thought running them parallel with the cat-walks would be a cleaner/symmetrical look.
3/16 bottom; 1/8 sides
Main things I'm going for -
1) Maximizing load performance
2) Drafting shallow shallow shallow shallow (4 full shallows for emphases
) 3) Making my layout pop
I'm going for something different. With a clean trolling motor mount portside, I'm hoping this non-typical layout pops once its all come together. Lots of thought gone into this over last few months, look fwd to hearing what ya'll think. The floors open feel free to be as critical as you'd like.